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Green satin half-embroidered vestment

Unknown author1730

Mafra National Palace

Mafra National Palace
Mafra, Portugal

Church vestment to be used in the so-called liturgical Common Time, originally consisting of about 50 pieces among clothing for the celebrant and acolytes - chasubles, dalmatics, liturgical cuffs, copes, grammate, humeral veils, maniples, stoles, etc. - pieces for the altar and liturgical objects – as altar fronts, canopaeum chalice veils, faldstool cover, missal covers or stand covers for instance - and to "dress" the Basilica – altar canopies, church curtains, pulpit falls, among others.

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  • Title: Green satin half-embroidered vestment
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date Created: 1730
  • Physical Location: Palácio Nacional de Mafra,
  • Provenance: Milan, Italy
  • Type: Textiles
  • Rights: DGPC/ADF/Carlos de Vasconcellos e Sá
  • Medium: Silk satin embroidered with silk thread
Mafra National Palace

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